Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Point

With the industry’s only enterprise class 4x4 MIMO, three-spatial-stream access points that support the IEEE’s new 802.11ac specification, the Cisco® Aironet® 3700 Series delivers industry-leading performance and a High Density Experience (HD Experience) for both the enterprise and service provider markets. The Aironet 3700 Series extends support to a new generation of Wi-Fi clients, such as smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops that have integrated 802.11ac support.

In its first implementation, 802.11ac wave 1 provides a rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, roughly triple the rates offered by today’s high-end 802.11n access points. This provides the necessary foundation for enterprise and service provider networks alike to stay ahead of the performance and bandwidth expectations and needs of their wireless users.

Due to its convenience, wireless access is increasingly the preferred form of network connectivity for corporate users. Along with this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down user’s day-to-day work, but should enable a high-performance experience while allowing users to move freely around the corporate environment.

Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit
http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

Maximum number of nonoverlapping channels

2.4 GHz

●802.11b/g:

◦20 MHz: 3

●802.11n:

◦20 MHz: 3

5 GHz

●802.11a:

◦20 MHz: 21

●802.11n:

◦20 MHz: 21

◦40 MHz: 9

●802.11ac:

◦20 MHz: 21

◦40 MHz: 9

◦80 MHz: 4

Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain.

Receive sensitivity

●802.11b (CCK)

◦-101 dBm @ 1 Mbps

◦-98 dBm @ 2 Mbps

◦-92 dBm @ 5.5 Mbps

◦-89 dBm @ 11 Mbps

●802.11g (non HT20)

◦-91 dBm @ 6 Mbps

◦-91 dBm @ 9 Mbps

◦-91 dBm @ 12 Mbps

◦-90 dBm @ 18 Mbps

◦-87 dBm @ 24 Mbps

◦-85 dBm @ 36 Mbps

◦-80 dBm @ 48 Mbps

◦-79 dBm @ 54 Mbps

●802.11a (non HT20)

◦-93 dBm @ 6 Mbps

◦-93 dBm @ 9 Mbps

◦-93 dBm @ 12 Mbps

◦-92 dBm @ 18 Mbps

◦-89 dBm @ 24 Mbps

◦-86 dBm @ 36 Mbps

◦-82 dBm @ 48 Mbps

◦-80 dBm @ 54 Mbps

2.4 GHz

●802.11n (HT20)

◦-90 dBm @ MCS0

◦-90 dBm @ MCS1

◦-90 dBm @ MCS2

◦-88 dBm @ MCS3

◦-85 dBm @ MCS4

◦-80 dBm @ MCS5

◦-78 dBm @ MCS6

◦-77 dBm @ MCS7

◦-90 dBm @ MCS8

◦-90 dBm @ MCS9

◦-89 dBm @ MCS10

◦-86 dBm @ MCS11

◦-82 dBm @ MCS12

◦-78 dBm @ MCS13

◦-77 dBm @ MCS14

◦-75 dBm @ MCS15

◦-90 dBm @ MCS16

◦-89 dBm @ MCS17

◦-87 dBm @ MCS18

◦-84 dBm @ MCS19

◦-81 dBm @ MCS20

◦-76 dBm @ MCS21

◦-75 dBm @ MCS22

◦-74 dBm @ MCS23

5 GHz

●802.11n (HT20)

◦-93 dBm @ MCS0

◦-93 dBm @ MCS1

◦-92 dBm @ MCS2

◦-89 dBm @ MCS3

◦-86 dBm @ MCS4

◦-81 dBm @ MCS5

◦-80 dBm @ MCS6

◦-79 dBm @ MCS7

◦-93 dBm @ MCS8

◦-93 dBm @ MCS9

◦-90 dBm @ MCS10

◦-87 dBm @ MCS11

◦-84 dBm @ MCS12

◦-80 dBm @ MCS13

◦-79 dBm @ MCS14

◦-77 dBm @ MCS15

◦-93 dBm @ MCS16

◦-92 dBm @ MCS17

◦-89 dBm @ MCS18

◦-86 dBm @ MCS19

◦-83 dBm @ MCS20

◦-79 dBm @ MCS21

◦-77 dBm @ MCS22

◦-76 dBm @ MCS23

5 GHz

●802.11n (HT40)

◦-90 dBm @ MCS0

◦-90 dBm @ MCS1

◦-89 dBm @ MCS2

◦-86 dBm @ MCS3

◦-83 dBm @ MCS4

◦-78 dBm @ MCS5

◦-77 dBm @ MCS6

◦-76 dBm @ MCS7

◦-90 dBm @ MCS8

◦-90 dBm @ MCS9

◦-87 dBm @ MCS10

◦-84 dBm @ MCS11

◦-81 dBm @ MCS12

◦-77 dBm @ MCS13

◦-76 dBm @ MCS14

◦-74 dBm @ MCS15

◦-90 dBm @ MCS16

◦-89 dBm @ MCS17

◦-86 dBm @ MCS18

◦-83 dBm @ MCS19

◦-80 dBm @ MCS20

◦-76 dBm @ MCS21

◦-74 dBm @ MCS22

◦-73 dBm @ MCS23

802.11ac Receive Sensitivity

802.11ac (non HT80)

●-86 dBm @ 6 Mbps

●-76 dBm @ 54 Mbps

MCS Index
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Spatial Streams

VHT20

VHT40

VHT80

VTH20-STBC

VHT40-STBC

VHT80-STBC

0

1

-94 dBm

-91 dBm

-86 dBm

-94 dBm

-91 dBm

-86 dBm

8

1

-77 dBm

-77 dBm

9

1

-72 dBm

-69 dBm

-73 dBm

-70 dBm

0

2

-94 dBm

-91 dBm

-86 dBm

8

2

-75 dBm

9

2

-71 dBm

-67 dBm

0

3

-94 dBm

-91 dBm

-86 dBm

9

3

-71 dBm

-70 dBm

-65 dBm

Maximum transmit power

2.4 GHz

●802.11b

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

●802.11g

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

●802.11n (HT20)

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

5 GHz

●802.11a

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

●802.11n (HT20)

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

●802.11n (HT40)

◦23 dBm, 4 antennas

●802.11ac

◦non-HT80: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT20 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT40: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT80: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT20-STBC: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT40-STBC: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

◦VHT80-STBC: 23 dBm, 4 antennas

Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.

Available transmit power settings

2.4 GHz

● 23 dBm (200 mW)

●20 dBm (100 mW)

●17 dBm (50 mW)

●14 dBm (25 mW)

●11 dBm (12.5 mW)

●8 dBm (6.25 mW)

●5 dBm (3.13 mW)

●2 dBm (1.56 mW)

5 GHz

●23 dBm (200 mW)

●20 dBm (100 mW)

●17 dBm (50 mW)

●14 dBm (25 mW)

●11 dBm (12.5 mW)

●8 dBm (6.25 mW)

●5 dBm (3.13 mW)

●2 dBm (1.56 mW)

Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.